MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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